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Ecclesiastes 8:1-3
Revised Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 8:1-3
Revised Standard Version
Obey the King and Enjoy Yourself
8 Who is like the wise man?
And who knows the interpretation of a thing?
A man’s wisdom makes his face shine,
and the hardness of his countenance is changed.
2 Keep[a] the king’s command, and because of your sacred oath be not dismayed; 3 go from his presence, do not delay when the matter is unpleasant, for he does whatever he pleases.
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- Ecclesiastes 8:2 Heb inserts an I
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